Today, we're excited to share the trailer reveal for Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee, a fantastic YA Sci Fi adventure coming April 8th from Flux Books. I LOVED this book -- and I'm so happy I can help share the new trailer, plus an exciting contest. Keep reading for more, but first check out the awesome... Continue Reading →
Trailer Reveal & Contest: Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
Today, we're excited to share the trailer reveal for Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee, a fantastic YA Sci Fi adventure coming April 8th from Flux Books. I LOVED this book -- and I'm so happy I can help share the new trailer, plus an exciting contest. Keep reading for more, but first check out the awesome... Continue Reading →
New YA Releases: March 10, 2015
Here's a look at today's new YA releases: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons. The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans... Continue Reading →
Your (Not So) Secret Guide to Paris
In our March Book of the Month, My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder, Nora's grandmother leaves her a series of notes that take her off on a journey of the City of Lights. Today, we're giving you a not-so secret guide to Paris, inspired by the locations featured in Lisa's book! Here are... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Why You Should Help Save “Classic Alice”
Today's guest post is from Felicity Disco (aka YA superstar author Maureen Johnson's assistant), about the bookish web series "Classic Alice," and why you should be supporting this great creative endeavor! * * * Hi Novel Novice readers! Sara is very kindly letting me stop by to tell you about an awesome bookish web series... Continue Reading →
Little Peach by Peggy Kern
Little Peach by Peggy Kern offers a stark and haunting glimpse into the real-life problem of human trafficking. What do you do if you're in trouble? When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Little Peach by Peggy Kern
Little Peach by Peggy Kern offers a stark and haunting glimpse into the real-life problem of human trafficking. What do you do if you're in trouble? When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once... Continue Reading →
My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
Once again, Lisa Schroeder has crafted an utterly charming story about family, friendship, and cherishing the little things that matter most, with her latest middle grade novel, My Secret Guide to Paris. Nora has always wanted to see Paris, thanks to her Grandma Sylvia's stories. But when Sylvia suddenly passes away just months before their... Continue Reading →
Book Review: My Secret Guide to Paris by Lisa Schroeder
Once again, Lisa Schroeder has crafted an utterly charming story about family, friendship, and cherishing the little things that matter most, with her latest middle grade novel, My Secret Guide to Paris. Nora has always wanted to see Paris, thanks to her Grandma Sylvia's stories. But when Sylvia suddenly passes away just months before their... Continue Reading →
Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles
An intriguing examination at the intertwining lives of several people -- and the quiet problems we keep to ourselves -- is the premise behind Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles. Thanks to a bully in gym class, unpopular Nate suffers a broken finger—the middle one, splinted to flip off the world. It won’t be... Continue Reading →
